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June 27, 2012

Crocheted hip bag

A few weeks back at Bella Fiore I visited the booth of a vendor selling leather waist packs. I'd seen people wearing them at festivals in the past, and I was super excited to see somewhere to buy one. Well... that lasted until I found out they were $130 and up. Then I saw this great felted peacock feather waist bag at another booth for half the price, but when I decided I wanted to splurge for it, another girl had already bought it. I got home, surfed the web and bit, and (long story short) decided to try to just make my own with things I already had!

The belt and pockets were mostly made with a 25 cent skein of yarn I got garage sale-ing, accented with another yarn I already had, buttons, and felt/bead peacock feathers.

The main pocket is big (wallet-sized) and has a large feather on the front. Perfect for carrying around money, an ID, etc.

I also put on two smaller pockets: one that would fit a camera and another for lip balm or something else small. The whole thing ties on with longer crocheted pieces.

I can't wait to wear this to our next festival this summer! It's practical, cute, and didn't cost me $130 to make! Depending how the initial wearing goes, I'd like to make more similar bags to sell. What do you think? Would you wear a crocheted hip bag?